Lingerie clasp



Aug. 24 1926. 1,597,056

v v E. F. CLOUD LINGERIE CLASP Filed June l5, 1925 INVENTOR. 7144 W/e (7m/d Patented Aug. 24, 1926.

usarse. srarss nLvA r. CLOUD, or Los-ANGELES, CALIroRNrA.

LINGERIE CLASP.

Application ined June 15, 19725.A seriarm. $7,144.!

My invention relates to clasps 'and more particularly to lingerie clasps, and the general object thereof is to provide an improved Vlingerie clasp, particularly useful for holding the' lingerie shoulder straps to a dress.

`With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the features of construction, combination of elements and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the annexed drawing in which my invention is illustrated and which forms a part of this speciiication:

Figure 1 is a perspective view'of myclasp with the members thereof disengaged. Figure 2 is a side View of my `clasp with the jaw members thereof c is'engaged, and shown engaged in dotted lines.

Figure 3 is a side view of my clasp with the members thereof engaged and holding lingerie to a dress.

Figure 4 is across section of the clasp taken on line 44 of Figure 8. f

Figure 5 is a modilied sectional side view of my clasp with the members thereof engaged, and clasping lingerie to a dress.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts in the several views.

My clasp comprises a lower clasp member 1 and an upper connecting member 2.V The lower member 1 is formed of a single strip of spring sheet metal 3 bentV intermediate its ends at 4 into a pair of spring. jaws 5 and 6. A pair of guides 7 are bentupwardly and inwardly from the side edges ofthe jaw 6. in overlapping member 8 is curved upwardlyffrom the swinging end of the jaw 5 and an underlapping member 9 is curved downwardly in the swinging end of the awY 6 to lit into member 8 to hold-the spring jaws 5 and 6 closed. The 5 is bowed inwardly, as indicated at 10, for engaging the lingerie strap with sufiicient tension to clamp the strap firmly between the jaws 5 and 6.' The member 2 is in the form of a slide comprising a base plate 12 and an eye 15 formed onthe upper side of said base plate.

A modified form of aV member 2 is shown in Figure 5 in the form of aslide comprising a base plate 12, an overlapping member 11 which may be carried between the members 8 and 9, and an eye 15 formed'on the upper side of said base plate. y

The rear end of the guides 7 are closedby downwardly curved ends 13 bearing down upon the jaw 6, andthe front end of the guides 7 are also closed when the jaws 5 and 6 are closed, by snapping the members 8 and 9 together, the upper end portion 14 of the member 9 being extended upwardly a distance to overlap and close the end opening of the guides 7 to holda straight slide member 12 in the guides 7, as shown in )d ure The dress 18 is detachably clasped to the lingerie strap 16 by inserting the base 12 of the member 2 in the guides 7. The member 2 may be secured in the guides 7 by the spring members 19 and 19'd with relation 7 to the guide to provide a securespringjoint between the dress and the lingerie strap The upper portion 14 of the member 8 and the curved ends 13 of the guides- 7 provide a `front and back stop means for preventing the said base 12`of the clasp member 2 from sliding from the said guides 7 as shown ink Figure 3. g

Having thus described my invention what I claim is z-i- 1. A clasp as described comprising a. pair of jaws for holding a lingerie strap, guides on one of said jaws closed at the rear end thereof, means for detachably closing said guides at their opposite ends and a connecting member formed witha head for slidably engaging said guides, said connecting member adapted to be secured to the dress.

2. A clasp as described comprisinga clasp member formed with a 'pair of jaws for holding a lingerie strap, means for detachably holding said jaws in closed position, guides on one of said jaws, the rear end of said guides being permanently` closed, a connecting member formed with a head for slidably 'engaging said guides, said connecting memberv adapted to be secured to the dress, and means formed on one of said jaws adapted to close the opposite'end of' said guides.k Y i 3; A clasp as disclosed comprising a clasp member formed with a pair of springjaws for clasping a lingerie strap'tlierebetween,

a slide means formed on the upper jaw having `the rear end thereof closed, upper and lower` overlapping members formed on the open end portions of said jaws adapted to be .snapped together, an extension on theI yadaptedto be secured to a dress and dislower overlapping member adapted to close posed within said slide means and clamped between said upper and lower overlapping members.

4. A clasp as disclosed comprising' a Clasp member formed with e. pair of spring jaws l0 open end portions of seid jaws adapted to be snapped together, an extension on the lower overlapping member adapted to close the open front end portion of said slide means, and a spring connecting means adapted to be secured to ziy dress and slidably positioned within said slide means and clamped between seid upper and lower overlappingl members.

En testimony whereoil I affix my signature.

ELVA F. CLOUD. 

